Might Be on to Something Here…

Evan, owner of SearchSage – a Raleigh-NC based search marketing consultancy, and I launched a joint project at the end of December (2009) just in time for the New Year’s holiday.

Here’s the skinny:

In a casual conversation one day about the vast array of options that Raleigh has to offer for New Year’s Eve (actually, for any day of the year), we quickly realized there was not a “one-stop shop” for that information… or at least one where you could pick and choose your destination based on your preferences. So we set out to create RaleighNYE.com – the place for all of your Raleigh New Year’s Eve details!I wanted to write this post really quickly, mostly to say “Thank you!“:… to everyone who helped make the site a success by submitting events and feedback,… to those of you who visited and checked out all that Raleigh, and the surrounding areas, have to offer,… to those of you who shared it with friends, co-workers, etc…

Thank you times a million!

We launched the project on December 29th and in just a few short days, recorded 1,189 visitors, 1,480 visits, 10,855 page views, an average of 7.33 pages/visit, and an average time on site of 4:20.

While we are TOTALLY humbled by the amount of traffic that we received, we are most importantly insanely happy to infer from the results that the site has been valuable to so many (good time on site and average number of pages per visit).

To the restaurant and bar owners in the area: We sincerely hope that your businesses benefited from our site!

To the restaurant and bar patrons: We hope that you were able to find the perfect NYE party for you and your guests!